Article: Q101560
Product(s): Microsoft Disk Operating System
Version(s): MS-DOS:6.0,6.2,6.21,6.22
Operating System(s):
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Last Modified: 22-NOV-1999
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system versions 6.0, 6.2, 6.21, 6.22
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SYMPTOMS
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By default, Microsoft Anti-Virus and Microsoft Anti-Virus for Windows store a
CHKLIST.MS file (marked with the Archive file attribute) in each directory they
scan. If the CHKLIST.MS file has a Read-Only, System, or Hidden file attribute,
certain Anti-Virus functions do not work.
CAUSE
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When a file (such as CONFIG.SYS) changes, Anti-Virus detects the change and asks
to update the file. If the file has a Read-Only, System, or Hidden attribute,
Anti-Virus does not update the CHKLIST.MS file even if you choose to update it.
This problem also occurs on network drives when you do not have write privileges
to a directory Anti-Virus is scanning.
If the CHKLIST.MS files have the Read-Only attribute set when you choose Delete
CHKLIST Files, the files are not deleted; however, Microsoft Anti-Virus gives no
indication that the files were not deleted. System and Hidden attributes have no
effect on this process.
WORKAROUND
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To work around this problem, remove any Read-Only, Hidden, or System file
attributes from the CHKLIST.MS files. If you are scanning a network drive, you
must have write privileges to all directories scanned by Anti-Virus.
Additional query words: 6.22 6.00 MSAV MWAV 6.20
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Keywords :
Technology : kbMSDOSSearch kbMSDOS621 kbMSDOS622 kbMSDOS620 kbMSDOS600
Version : MS-DOS:6.0,6.2,6.21,6.22
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